отбира́ть

uncommon #7052

verbimperfective perfective is отобра́ть

1.
to take away, to confiscate, to seize
Даша пла́чет, потому́ что Саша отбира́ет у неё игру́шки.
Dasha is crying because Sasha keeps taking her toys away.
Often with у + genitive of the person.
2.
to select, to pick out, to choose
Учи́тель отбира́ет лу́чших студе́нтов для олимпиа́ды.
The teacher is selecting the best students for the competition.
From a larger group.

Examples

Полиция начала отбирать документы у нарушителей
The police began confiscating the offenders’ documents.
Мастера отбирали пудлингуемое железо особым способом.
The master craftsmen selected the puddleable iron in a special way.
Кое-кто сказа́л мне, что ка́ждая выкуренная тобой сигаре́та отбира́ет семь минут твое́й жи́зни.
Someone told me that every cigarette you smoke takes seven minutes away from your life.
Гаишник за взя́тку согласи́лся не отбира́ть води́тельские права.
For a bribe, a traffic policeman agreed not to take away a driver's license.

Imperative
ты	отбира́й
вы	отбира́йте

Active present	отбира́ющий	selecting, choosing, picking
Active past	отбира́вший	selecting, choosing, picking out
Passive present	отбира́емый	selected, chosen, picked out, being selected
Passive past	-
Gerund present	отбира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	отбирав отбиравши	while doing (past)

разбира́тьсяto be knowledgeable in; to figure out; to be taken apart; to be examined
verbimperfective
разбира́тельство(trial) proceedings
nounneuter

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вбира́ть	в-	to absorb; to take in
выбира́ть	вы-	to choose; to elect
добира́ть	до-	to gather additionally
забира́ть	за-	to pick up; to take away; to seize; to veer; to take in (a garment)